Hello everyone,
I’m running into an issue updating several OJS plugins after upgrading my journal from 3.4.0-8 to 3.4.0-9. When I go to Website Settings → Plugins → Plugin Gallery and click Upgrade for plugins such as QuicksSubmit, OpenAIRE, AuthorRequirements, Medra, etc., I get the following message:
Module already installed and is a version newer than the one available in the gallery.
In the Apache access logs the upgrade request returns HTTP 200, but no files are added:
POST /index.php/journal/$$call$$/grid/plugins/plugin-gallery-grid/upgrade-plugin?rowId=9 HTTP/1.1" 200 191
It turns out that during the core upgrade, OJS does not create the new plugin directories under plugins/generic/..., so the Installer thinks the plugin is already up-to-date (because the version number in the local plugin.xml is 3.4.0-9) but no code is actually present on disk.
Workaround
- From your backup of the previous OJS release (3.4.0-8), copy each missing plugin folder (e.g.
plugins/generic/quicksubmit,plugins/generic/openAIRE, etc.) into your current installation’splugins/generic/…directory. - Go to Admin → Tools → Clear Data Caches to force OJS to reload plugin metadata.
- Return to Plugin Gallery → Upgrade; the upgrade now completes normally.
Questions
- Has anyone seen this behavior in 3.4.0-9?
- Is there a recommended procedure for ensuring plugin directories are created automatically during core upgrades?
- Would adding those folders to the upgrade script or installer be a worthwhile patch for the PKP team?